Jesse Michaels and Tim Armstrong of Operation Ivy fame have reunited and enlisted the help of Joey Castillo (Circle Jerks) and Spencer Pollard (Trash Talk) to form BAD OPTIX. The band have released their debut single, "Raid," as the kickoff for Hellcat Records' Hellcat Singles Club. Check it out below:
Michaels comments on the track:
Raid is about every person's spiritual autonomy from the powers that be, regardless of who they are or what their particular struggle is. Like many of the tracks we have worked on, I heard the music and wrote the lyrics very quickly, almost on the spot. This was only the second song we did but it felt hot immediately and just flowed so we thought it would be a good way to introduce the new band to the world.
On reuniting, Michaels says:
Our creative connection seems to be stronger than ever and all the music we loved back then, we still love. As soon as we started writing together, we found that we had the same collaborative energy that we had in the past, so it was natural and fun just to keep going.
Armstrong adds:
It came back, just like that. Like when we were kids. There is a special chemistry between us and I don’t take it for granted.
